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The damaged Mavrokolympos reservoir in the Paphos district is expected to be emptied by Friday, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. With the door to evacuating the reservoir opening on ...

The transport ministry has announced a significant reduction in traffic violations at photo-enforced checkpoints throughout 2024. The data indicates a marked decline in offences compared to the previous year, underlining the ...

Oroklini deputy mayor, Neophytos Fakontis, stated that important development projects exceeding €12 million are set to transform the heart of Oroklini. Among the initiatives are an outdoor amphitheatre and an innovative ...

The agriculture ministry announced on Wednesday that criminal investigations into firefighting aircraft contracts are underway. This follows a complaint submitted to Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, prompting an administrative investigation into ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis, and Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou hosted a press conference on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace to launch the ‘Women in Shipping’ campaign. This initiative, ...

As the Takata airbag recall crisis continues to unfold in Cyprus, MEP Michalis Hadjipantelas is leading an urgent call for immediate European action to address the defective airbags, which have ...

Police released a statement on Wednesday afternoon after shocking footage of a man in Limassol verbally and physically abusing a delivery driver sparked public outrage on social media. In their ...

Five football clubs on Wednesday offered to pay a third of the tax debt they owe to the government immediately. The proposal was made by Ael, Apoel, Apollon, Anorthosis and ...

Upon entering Mexican restaurant Catrinas on a cold weeknight evening we noticed that the staff outnumbered the patrons who were currently sat down with their meals. No surprises there: the ...

Roadworks and other projects in Akamas are set to be scrutinised as a study is set to be presented on the implementation of terms set by the ad hoc committee, ...

The president of the Pancyprian Association of Cinema Owners Marios Herodotou has issued a final appeal to the authorities to exclude cinemas from the venues where a price cap on ...

A 21-year-old Syrian arrested in connection with a series of attacks on Nicosia’s Bayraktar mosque has been remanded in custody for eight days. Media in the north reported that ...

A fierce disagreement has erupted between Paphos Metropolitan Tychikos and Archbishop Georgios over relics of the Saint Paul, the apostle. At the heart of the dispute is Tychikos’ refusal to ...

In the nearly-always-sunny Ayia Napa, there is something to do all year round. In an effort to engage long-term visitors and provide cultural experiences beyond the popular summer months, Ayia ...

Police forces have launched major investigations in Nicosia and Paphos, raiding two shops and seizing hundreds of products suspected to contain controlled medicinal and narcotic substances. The operations, which took ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to bills governing the electoral process, including expanding the vote to seventeen-year-olds. In his opening address the president said it was “a historic day” for ...

The Larnaca District Court on Wednesday remanded for six days two men suspected of brutally robbing two delivery drivers. The suspects, aged 18 and 32, are accused of taking part in the ...

Cyprus is getting its own AI taskforce, after the cabinet agreed on Wednesday it was necessary to help prepare the country to address challenges and grasp the opportunities offered by ...

Police on Wednesday are investigating a member of the force for a case of fraud, involving unlawful acquisition of property, bribery of a public official, and other offenses related to ...

Wednesday will be cloudy with intermittent rains and a chance of an isolated storm. Snow or sleet is expected to fall on the higher peaks of Troodos. Temperatures will rise ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA), in coordination with the European Systemic Risk Board, has released macroeconomic scenarios to assess the resilience of banks in Cyprus as part of the EU-wide 2025 ...

The north’s energy supply may be in peril after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations was seized by the Turkish authorities as part of a ...

The north on Tuesday night announced it would remain in a period of mourning until sunset on Wednesday following the deaths of 76 people in a fire in a hotel at ...

Incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar leads challenger and opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman by 1.7 per cent in the latest poll to ask Turkish Cypriots who they will vote ...